Rocket Lab is acquiring Iridium Communications Inc β one of the most transformative deals in the space industry.
By combining our launch capability and satellite manufacturing with @IridiumCommβs global satellite communications network and rare spectrum, Rocket Lab becomes a fully integrated, self-launching, tier-1 space power, delivering critical communications capability to millions of users worldwide.
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Due to strong winds expected over the launch site tomorrow, we've updated this mission's launch attempt to Wednesday July 1 from 1:00 p.m. NZST.
'The Grain Goddess Provides' launch window now opens:
π1:00 p.m. NZST
π10:00 a.m. JST
π01:00 UTC
π9:00 p.m. EST (June 30)
π6:00 p.m. PST (June 30)
We've set the launch date for our 92nd mission and 13th Electron launch of the yearπ
'The Grain Goddess Provides' for @QPS_Inc is our latest constellation deployment mission to deliver another QPS-SAR satellite to LEO for their Earth-imaging constellation.
Launch window opens June 30:
π1:15 p.m. NZST
π10:15 a.m. JST
π01:15 UTC
π9:15 p.m. EST
π6:15 p.m. PST
We've set the launch date for our 92nd mission and 13th Electron launch of the yearπ
'The Grain Goddess Provides' for @QPS_Inc is our latest constellation deployment mission to deliver another QPS-SAR satellite to LEO for their Earth-imaging constellation.
Launch window opens June 30:
π1:15 p.m. NZST
π10:15 a.m. JST
π01:15 UTC
π9:15 p.m. EST
π6:15 p.m. PST
Beautiful Electron liftoff this morning from Launch Complex 1 for @synspective.
Today's 'Ten Owl Of Ten' launch by the numbers:
π 12th Electron launch of 2026
π₯91st Electron mission overall
π¦ 10th deployment of a StriX satellite (17 more to go)
β100% mission success for all Synspective missions
Successful SECO confirmed and nominal transfer orbit achieved for @synspective's 'Ten Owl Of Ten' mission. Payload deployment expected within the hour.
The T-0 has been reset for today's launch attempt with @synspective due to weather. We're now aiming for the last available opportunity in the window.
New T-0 liftoff time:
π5:43 am NZST
π2:43 am JST
π17:43 UTC
π1:43 pm ET
π10:43 am PT
New launch time has been set for today's mission for @synspective to avoid unsettled weather over LC-1 at the start of the launch window.
T-0 liftoff time:
π 5:23 am NZST
π2:23 am JST
π17:23 UTC
π1:23 pm ET
π10:23 am PT
T-1 hour to launch. LOX loading is underway and our T-0 liftoff time is set for our next @synspective mission.
π4:49 am NZST
π1:49 am JST
π16:49 UTC
π12:49 pm ET
π9:49 am PT
Only a few weeks since our last launch for @synspective and Electron is back on the pad and ready to launch again with the next StriX satellite for their Earth-imaging constellation.
'Ten Owl Of Ten' launch window opens:
π4:45 am NZST
π1:45 am JST
π16:45 UTC
π12:45 pm ET
π9:45 am PT (June 26)
Horizontal checkouts complete and Electron is vertical on the pad for @synspective. Next up: propellant loading with liquid oxygen and kerosene to Electron's 1st and 2nd stagesβοΈπ
The countdown is on for our next launch from LC-1. We're getting ready to fly our 91st mission and 10th dedicated launch for @synspective in just over 3 hours.
'Ten Owl Of Ten' launch window opens:
π4:45 am NZST
π1:45 am JST
π16:45 UTC
π12:45 pm ET
π9:45 am PT
Launch alert π¨Electron is on the pad at LC-1 ahead of tomorrowβs launch attempt for @synspectiveβs βTen Owl Of Tenβ mission.
Our team are keeping a close eye on unsettled weather that could impact the launch window. More updates to come closer to T-0 π§οΈ
Launch window opens Jun 27:
π 4:45 am NZST
π1:45 am JST
π16:45 UTC (June 26)
π12:45 pm ET (June 26)
π9:45 am PT (June 26)
Electron has been selected by @nasa for three launches in 2027 to deploy its PolSIR and TSIS-2 Sun and Earth sciences missions.
We've been delivering reliability, precise orbital accuracy, and on-demand launch for NASA missions for almost a decade - and we're ready to deliver that once again for PolSIR and TSIS-2 from Launch Complex 1 early next year.
For TSIS-2, Electron will launch a single satellite to measure the Sunβs brightness at the top of Earthβs atmosphere. The data collected can be used by scientists to predict Earthβs ozone layer recovery or provide air quality forecasts.
Launching NET early 2027.
For PolSIR, Electron will deploy a pair of satellites across two launches to LEO to study ice clouds at high altitudes in the tropics and sub-tropics: how they form, why they change throughout the day, and how much ice they contain.
Launching NET June 2027.